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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman

… As we begin to commemorate the centenary of One of Ours , Willa Cather’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Fiction, we look … of Lieutenant Cather were relayed to his grieving wife, Myrtle Bartlett Cather, and his parents, George and Frances Smith Cather. The sequence of events that led to his death were collected from soldiers …
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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… windows, both inside or outside the church! We talk about the windows often and their history as memorials to … window, for example, portrays the shepherd, significant because he had raised sheep himself in his native Virginia. The … the property of Grace Episcopal church," including a raised foundation for the addition of a basement and the west …
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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection

… Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty original oil … Resurrection”), Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, … writing and connected it to her own life. “When she writes about her childhood, you can’t help but think about yours . …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The Nation , September 5, 1923] Thanksgiving, as … holidays in her correspondence. Our Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, part of our Archives and Collections at …
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Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather

… Image Annotations from the Archive: The Death of G.P. Cather June 20, 2022 The centenary of One of Ours , Willa … cemetery. His burial card indicates the wishes of his family that a cross be placed on his grave in France; … invaluable. Browse Collection You can view our One of Ours Gallery for collections related to G.P. Cather and the novel …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates

… recent addition to our archival collections at the National Willa Cather Center, Cather writes to “Mr. Perrin,” whose family … Cather Center in Red Cloud. The Willa Cather Newsletter and Review. Vol. 45, Summer 2001 . The Blue Book of Nebraska …
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Annotations from the Archive: Our Photo Collections Continue to Grow

… received this month by archivist Tracy Tucker aptly illustrate the range of donors to our Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives. Since our … been mounted to a cardboard backer, no other clues exist about the photographer, the studio, or the occasion. The …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

… community of Red Cloud, including the Red Cloud Community Foundation Fund, the Willa Cather Foundation, the area … position and the job description is available for download using the link that follows. The Heritage Tourism … North Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970 by May 4, 2015. About Us Red Cloud is a community of just over 1,000 …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… Prairie —original, preserved, and never dug prairie land as Willa Cather would have experienced it—is located just five miles south of Red Cloud on the Kansas border. You … incredible American landscape and ways that it shaped so many of Cather's novels. 2. Stay a few nights with us in Red …
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Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost

… Image Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost August 28, 2019 "In the long summer evenings Mr. Case and his … exercises this year. I had made all my plans to go west about the first of May, and until a few days ago confidently … the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection. Willa Cather Foundation Special Collections & Archives at the National …
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